Ariana Grande Kept Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba Ears

(The props were made to cover the piercings on Erivos her real ears.) Grande quickly interjected, Im just kidding, Ive never done that, but I will. No, yeah, theyre next to the printer for now. © Universal Pictures Framing them is weird. I think its very hard to say goodbye to someone that you love. And I think in that moment, were both breaking. It is saying to someone, I recognize that we can no longer grow together....

February 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · David Ford

How Webb Telescope’s ‘Little Red Dots’ Nearly Broke Cosmology—and Helped Fix It

I knownot only is the name highly unimaginative, it also conveys a false impression of insignificance. In reality, these little red dots almost broke modern cosmology. Were confounded by this new population of objects that Webb has found. Little Red Dots.© NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Dale Kocevski (Colby College) Redshifthappens when the universes expansion stretches light waves, increasing their wavelengths. This makes them appear more red because they shift closer to the red part of the light spectrum....

February 1, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Robert Zavala

MultiVersusDies a Second, Final Death in May

MultiVersus,the Warner Bros.IP platform fighterfrom Player First Games, is coming to an end on May 30. On Friday,Player Firstrevealed the game would receive its fifth and final season this Tuesday, February 4. The season will last until the end of May, after whichMultiVersusgets delisted and its online functions rendered inert. © Player First Games/WB After that date, players can redownload the game and access its offline functions for the forseeable future....

February 1, 2025 · 1 min · 165 words · Kelly Dixon

Scientists Are Developing Brain Implants That Could Revolutionize Parkinson’s Treatment

Reduced dopamine levels disrupt normal brain activity, affecting motor control and causing movement problems. Scientists dont know what triggers the disease, and there is currently no cure. Scientists have beensearching for a curefor Parkinsons disease for well over a century. An artist’s rendering of the future brain implant.© University of Cambridge Researchers are exploringcell-replacement therapyas a potential treatment, which replaces the dead dopamine cells with new ones. These current approaches, however, have failed to fully integrate transplanted cells with the brains nervous system....

February 1, 2025 · 1 min · 182 words · Justin Chen

Time’s Running Out: Grab this Fast and Secure VPN for $2.19/mo and Get 2 Free Months

Private Internet Access is one of the top VPNs on the market. While PIA was never too expensive, you cant say its been this affordable! Private Internet Access houses ample features, impenetrable security, top-tier privacy, excellent speeds, and more! © Gizmodo.com All of this can be yoursat merely two bucks a month. Interested in more information? Dont skip the next part. © Private Internet Access But be careful; its time-limited, so it wont last a lifetime....

February 1, 2025 · 2 min · 231 words · Janet Haynes

USAID Website Goes Offline as Trump Continues to Dismantle Government

USAIDs press office didnt immediately respond to questions emailed on Saturday. Previously, the U.S. Census Bureaus website, census.gov, went offline around 5 p.m. This is the CDC sexually transmitted infection treatment guidelines app, the pediatrician said. USAID providing disaster relief in the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Krathon (Julian) in Northern Luzon.Photo: DVIDS / U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Amelia Kang So apparently helping little kids whove been sexually assaulted is just too woke now....

February 1, 2025 · 1 min · 105 words · Joseph Long

Add F*cking to Your Google Searches to Neutralize AI Summaries

For instance, if you search How large is the student body of Yale University? the search results page will return a large AI-generated blurb above the blue links. If you instead search, How large is the fucking student body at Yale University? Internet sleuths have figured out that Google does not return AI summaries in search when expletives are included in a query.NurPhoto/Getty you will instead get a standard list of blue link results, sans-AI summary....

January 31, 2025 · 1 min · 200 words · Angela Martin

Apple Kills Augmented-Reality Glasses Project

Apple apparently no longer sees the future through augmented reality-tinted glasses. Reportedly, the company threw in the towel on the project altogether earlier this week. Meta, meanwhile, seems to have cracked the code for AR glassesat least when it comes to sales. Apple Vision Pro headset on display in front of an audience.© Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance (Getty Images) Still, Meta is going all-in on the wearables. Whether itll ever hit that figure, its going to try....

January 31, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Shaun Campbell

Caltech’s Lightsail Experiment Brings Interstellar Travel Closer to Reality

The teams research,publishedthis month inNature Photonics, describes a miniature lightsail in a laboratory setting. There are numerous challenges involved in developing a membrane that could ultimately be used as lightsail. It turns out we can. An artist’s concept of a laser-propelled lightsail.Illustration: Caltech The team measured the sails movements on a picometer scaledown to trillionths of a meter (3.4 feet). These external phenomena can impact a lightsails performance and potentially jeopardize a mission....

January 31, 2025 · 1 min · 119 words · Linda Reyes

CDC Ordered to Scrub Website of Words Like ‘Transgender’ and ‘LGBT’

The goal is clearly to inflict as much pain as possible on vulnerable communities, and its working. But its unclear whos making decisions on how these policies should be implemented. You dont even know whos making these decisions. President Donald Trump talks to reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC© Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Theres a lot of anonymity, the CDC employee told Gizmodo....

January 31, 2025 · 2 min · 223 words · Rachel Aguirre

DEA Officer Who 3D-Printed Cocaine Gets 17 Years in Prison

He once evenstole cocaine from an evidence lockerand replaced it with a 3D printed brick. His various schemes didnt work out and now hes been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Hickox was arrested in 2023 and pleaded guilty to the various charges against him in 2024. James Darrell Hickox poses in his uniform.© News4Jax screengrab. The schemes werent sophisticated. Hicox worked with other law enforcement officers to set up drug busts and conducttraffic stops of known drug dealers....

January 31, 2025 · 2 min · 234 words · Thomas Campbell

Elon Musk’s Goons Are Trying to Gain Access to the Government’s Payment Systems: Report

The system paid out about $5.4 trillion in the form of 1.3 billion payments last year. Only Congress can create and abolish federal agencies. Only about 30% of Americans support Musks efforts with DOGE, according to arecent poll. © Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Heres hoping it doesnt come to that. Nobody knows for sure whats ahead. But its wild to think that it hasnt even been two full weeks since Trump was inaugurated....

January 31, 2025 · 1 min · 107 words · Richard Patrick

February Is Here for Lovers of New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books

The new year is no longer quite so new, and thebook releasesare starting to pick up the pace. Fun fact: A24 has already picked this one up for a feature adaptation. Each storyand two poemsfeature mythical, mystical, and otherwise unexplainable beings that change the course of history. Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II© Blackstone Publishing, Inc. (February 11) February 18 Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolfby C.L. (February 18)...

January 31, 2025 · 1 min · 169 words · Michael Rogers PhD